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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
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with which Roscomnon had served his Gus
toners was gone The towel was no longer
used after IT'S perfunctory fashion; the
counter remained unwiped; the disks of
countless glasses marked its surface and in
dicated other preoccupation On the par. of
the proprietor. The keen gray eyes Of the
claimant of the Red Rock Rancho were al
ways on the lookout for friend or enemy.
Garcia comes next That gentleman's
Unborn talent for historic Misrepresentation
eliminated unpleasantly through a de-
fective memory; year or two after be
had sworn in his application for the Rancho
being engaged in another case, some trilling
Inconsistency was discovered in his state
ments, which had the effect Of throwing the
weight of evidence to the party who lad paid
him most, but was Instantly detected b. the
weaker party. Garcil's pre-eminence as a
witness an ezpert and general historian be-
gsl to decline. He was obliged To be cor
rOborated. and this required liberal outlay
of his fee. With the loss Of his cre,libiity aS
a witness lad habits suI--rvened. He was
frequently GsrJInk, he lost has position. he Lost
his hOu>~., and Carmen, removed to San Fran
cisco, supported him with her brush.
And this brings Us once more to that pretty
scioJrs act bore such baIefuI fruit o.I the bar
rem Eiilsisies Of the Red Rock Racho," a.ld
also 10 a later blossom of her life. that og,l.ll
however, in kiudIier sunshine
Tro BE CONTINUED
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
The Origin of Cinderella.

There Is no fairy tale that Is better known
or more enjoyed 10y young readers than the
story of the poor little cinder girl, who was
10 ill treated by her cruel sisters, hal such n
delightful golmother with "A magic wand,
and was 50 lucky 10 lose her pretty glass
slipper, only to gain "A prince AMI become a
princess thereby. A writer in The American
Aericulturist tells the origin of this fayorte
fairy tale.
Ciudrolla's real name, il seems, was Rho
DOPE, nnd she was beautiful Egyptinn
maiden, who lived go years before the birth
Of Christ, AMI during the reign of Psam-
mrtcu~, one of the twelve kings of Egypt.
One day Rhodopc ventured To go in bathing
in a clear stream near her home, and mean
while left her shoes, which must have been
unusually small, lying on the bank An
eagle, passing above, cbancel to catch sight
Of the Ii tie sandals, aud mstaking them for
a tootlisonre till bit. pOunceI down and car
riel clr on" ~ his beak. The bird then I'M
Willingly PLAYED the part of fairy god
mother, Tor, flying directly over Memphis
where King PSammeticus was dispensing
justice, il bet the shoe fall right into the
kings lap H. size, beauty and daintiness
Immediately attracted the royal eye, AMI the
king. determined upon knowing the wearer
of ~ cunning shoe, sent throughout all his
Kingdom in search of the foot that would
tit it,
As in the story OF Cinderella the mes
sengers finally discovered Rhodope, fitted on
tie shoe, and carried her in triumph TO
Memphis, where she became the queen Of
King Psammeticus. aud the foundation Of
tho fairy tale that was TO deiight boys and
girls 400 years later
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

A little petroleum added TO the water with
which waxed polished floors are washed
improves their appearance.
A fruitful cause of erruptiOns of the skin
is the use of poor soaps. For toilet purposes
only the best and purest Of soaps ought to be
employed.
Two cups of brown sugar, half a cup of
molasses, one and half cups OF water,
butter the size of egg, and two cups of
peanut meats, furnish the ingredients for
peanut candy Boil until thick.
In hanging out skirts to dry always pin
them between two lines and they will take
up less space and dry much sooner than when
hung double
Put heavy wrapping paper under new oil
cloth, so it will not stick to the carpet and
leave paint on it,
To remove mildew, soak in buttermilk and
spread on the grass in the sun
Hand painted china holds its own well, al
though conservative people prefer the plain
white ware.
Rubber rings such as are used on fruit cans
become hard and brittle. They can be re
stored by letting them lie in water in which
you have put q little ammonia Mix in this
proportion: One part ammonia and two
parts water. Sometimes they do not need to
lie in this more than five minutes, but fire.
quently Q half hour is needed to restore their
elasticity.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

anything ami his father burst into tear and
left the cabin From that day DAVID Farra-
gut started on a new life. Capt Penning-
ton, an honored elder Of this church, was
with him in most OF his battles and
had his intimate friendship, and he
confirms, what | had heag'd elsewhere,
that FaIragut was good and Chris
tian. In every great crisis OF life he asked
and obtained the divine direction. When In
Mobile bay the monitor Tecumseh sank from
a torTsalo and the great war ship Brooklyn,
that was to lead the squadron, turned back
be said he was at a loss to know whether 20
advance or retreat. and he says; Il prayed;
oh, God, who created man and gave him
reason, direct me what 20 do. Shall 60 onf
And voice commanded me; Go on, aud /
went on" Was there ever a more touching
Christian letter than that which be wrote 20
his wife from his flagship Hartfonli MY
dearest wife, | write and leave this letter To
You. | am going into Mobile bay in the
morning, II God Is my leader. and hope he
Is, and in him place my trust IL he thinks
It j. the proper place for me to die am ready
to submit % his will in that rs all other
things. Col bless and preserve you. my
darling, AMI, my dear hoy, IL anything should
happen 10 me, may his blessings rest upon
YOU and your dear mother and all your sis
ters and their children"
Cheerful To the end, he said ON board the
TaIlapoosa la the last voyage he ever took /:
1T would bo well il died now in harness ~
The sublime Episcopal service for the dead
was never more appropriately read than over
hi. cas,et, ami well did all the forts in New
York halbor thunder as his body was brought
u our sharf, aud well lid the minute guns
sound and the bells toll as in a procession
having in il ranks the president II the United
States and his cabinet, and thc mighty men
of land ami sea, the oil admiral was carried
amid hundreds of thousands of uncovered
heads GA Broadway and laid on his pillow of
dust ia beautiful Woodlawn, Sept. 30, amid
the I,omp of our autumnal forests.
W veterans who sailed and fought under
him. take Your adnlirHl's God and Christ for
your Co. and Christ After "A few more
conflicts You too will rest. For the few re-
manning lights with sin, and death, and hell
make ready. Strip your vessel for the fray
hang the sheet chains over the side. Send
down the topsallanU masts Barricade the
wheel Rig in the flying jib boom. Steer
straight for the shining shore, and hear tho
shout of the great Commander of earth and
heaven as lac cries from the shrouds; ITO
him that overcometh, will | give 10 eat OF
the tree Of life which is in the midst of the
paradise Of Goi.'
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
THE DAILY NEWS
THE STORY OF A Mine.
By BRET HARTE.
copyrighted, 1885, by Houghton, Miflin & Co., and
published by arrangement with them-l

Victors role was more serious. He affected
to he deeply touched, took the paper, folded
it and placed it in his breast Il shall make
u good fool of Don Jose Castro" he said; he
will declare it is the governors own sigma
ture, for he was his friend; but have care,
Garment that you spoil it not by the opening
of ycur.red lips When be is fooled l will
tell him of this marvel-this niece of mine,
and he shall buy her pictures Eli, little
onel' and he gave her the avuncular caress,
l. e., a pat of the hand ON either check and a
kiss Miguel envied him, but cGpidity out
generated Cupid, and presently the converse
ton Tagged, until convenient recollection
of Victor's-that himself and conrade were
due at the Posada del To-o5 at 10 O'Clock
gave them the opportunity 10 retire.
But not without chance shot from Car
men. "Tell to me-" she said, half to Victor
and half to Miguel, what has CHANGED with
Conchol lie was ever ready to bring to me
flowers from the mountain and insects and
birds. Thou knowcss how he would sit, oh,
my uncle, and talk to me of the rare rocks he
had seen, and the bears and the evil spirits,
and now he comes no longer, my Conchot
How l.; thiss Not ~ evil has befalIcn him.
surulyf7 and her dropping nis closed naiI pa
thetcally.
senorita, doubtless, and has forgotten not
only thee but, mayhap, his mule and packl 1t
is Lis custom. hal Ea.'
Tho red died out Of Garments ripe lips, and
she shut them together with IA snap hike a
steel purse. The doyc had suddenly changed
to a hawk the chilL-csirl into an antique
virago; the spirit hitherto diuly outlined in
her face, of some shrewish Garcia ancestress
came to the fore She darted IA quick look at
her uncle and then, with her little hands on
her rigid lips, stro1c with two steps up to
Miguel
@Possibly, o Senior Mi ;uel Dominguez
Perez Ia profound courtesy horcl it is Us thou
sayest. DTInkard Concho may be; but
drunk on sober he never turned his back on
his friend-or-tthe words grated n little
here)-his enemy"
Miguel would have replied, but Vic
tor was ready. Fool" he said, pinch
ing his arm, "'tis an old friend
And-and-the application is still to be filled
up. Are you crazyF
But on this point Miguel was not, and with
the revenge of a rival added to his other in
stincts, he permitted ' ictor to lead him away.
On their return TO the fonda, they found
Master Manuel too far gone with aguartente
and general luminosity to the average
Americana to be of any service. So they
worked alone, with pen, ink and paper, in the
stulfy, Cigarrito-Clouded back room of the
fonda. 1t was midnight, two hours after Con
cho had started, that Miguel clappel spurs to
his horse for the village of Tres Pinos, with an
application to Governor hIichcltorena for a
grant to- the Rancho of the Red Rocks" com
fortably bestowed in his pocket.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Shad is undoubtedly most delightful when
broiled, and this is the easiest way To cook IT,
Rub the double broiler with butter or beef
suet To prevent sticking The fish should be
split down tine back. Expose the inside To
the fire first Turn frequently, taking great
care that the skin side does not burn me
dunn sized fish Will cook in from ten to iif
teen minutes When the bone parts readily
from the fish il i done Carefully remove
to hot platter. Sprinkle with pepper and
salt, then few drops of lemon juice, some
parsley chopped fine ami melted butter over
ALL Put in the oven tn soak for minute or
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Visiting aud Reception Toilets.

The graceful reception dress represented In
the cut j. Of mauNe faille francaise, opening
over golden inmpas, Attention is called to
the pointed eorsage, which has the faille cut
down at the top, AMI the lining covered on
the shoulders and down in point la front
with lampas, Jockeys or caps Of lnmpas are
band with how of fnille set on the inner
side of the arm Cham white gloves, mauve
faille slippers and yellow silk stockings are
worn with this costume. The hair is dressed
high, with high shell comb
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Tie piece OF Irvine securely around the
neck Of the bottle; then lay a match on. the
cork, bold it firmly, bring the ends Of the
Irvine over it, and tie tight knot, forming a
loop. You may remove the match to show
that. you have simply tied loop. Then
insert the match through the loop. rest one
end ON the cork, and lay the other ON the
projecting edge of a table where the bottle
will swing clear Of any obstruction. IL the
match Is but an inch in length, it will support
the bottle quite as readily and make the feat
appear all the more surprising.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

VISITING AND RECEPTION TOILETS.
The imported visiting costume seen ia the
same cut shows how "a combine PLAIN French
faille with that striped ia checked pattern;
this faile Is in plain absinthe green shades,
and the velvet with which II ~ trimmed also
the corded gros grain ribbon on the bonnet,
Is of bright ruby red. The plain fnille front
covers the foundation skirt easily, and IL
caught here and there with bows Of green
faille doubled and two inches wide, The
half polonnise Of the striped fallle Inns the
back ia continuous pieces from top to bot
tom while the front II double breasted, cut
OH blunt and square ut the end, and has two
rows Of large silk covered buttons A wide
and full guimpe Of the plain silk Is gathered
in the neck aud shoulders. and disappears I'M
der ruby velvet reyrrs, potchrl and pointed
at top. iied velvet collar aud cuifs. The
bonnet is Of plain silk ~ capolo shape, with
ruby bows Ia front. The pnrnsol Is green ia
color; the gloves are tan suede,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29


In mems walking gloves
which is stitching and VIZ
IL is no secret that dress skil~
now with their additional burden
crinoline that modistes have devissd
ers for women.
The new parasols are furnished witliV
long handles.
Novelties in black lace dresses are constantly
appearing
MANY Of the spring nantlcs are ia scarf
~ pc, the back being merely n round cnpo
reaching 10 the wait line, and long, slender
mantilla front
Gray and white check materials are meet
ing with favor for spring dresses.
The combination Of plnids, stripes and fig-
ured DIES gus OF all kinds with plnin stuif- II
the rule now In all sorts Of dresses.
English dealers are displaying "A novelty in
hose which has an embroidered stripe down
the center and an oblong piece Of open work
o. either side, which arrangement reduces
the apparent size Of the foot
French gray kid gloves, bound and stitched
with black, are new and stylish.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
what Were Their Nicknames9

This the name Of a man living in Soutl
Carolina:
Harmon Dive-over Jump-under Come
hither-to-me Out-yonder Go-fetch-it Jehl
Joshua William Hugh Hall Hiram HaI
yey Kiziah Jones.
This is from tombstone near We
umka, Ala:
Henri Ritter Demi Ritter Emn
Ritter, Sweet Potato, Cream Tarta
Caroline Bostwick, infant daughter
Bob and Sulxey Catlin."
IL was the name Of little negro giI
Hartford Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
Up Stairs, Down Stairs, i'm Kitchen an
in the Lldy's ParIor.
fro BE CoSrISUED-l

Up Stairs, Down Stairs, in Kitchen and
in the Lady's Parlor.
There is very delightful way 10y which
YOU may tell the hour of day 10y means of
flowers, asserts Frederick c. Mather. There
are twenty-fOur varieties of plants whose
blossoms open successfully at the different
hours of the day AMI night. The African mari
gold opens at : IN the evening and closes at
in the morning, but if il does not open tn
next day will lie rainy. Most varieties of the
water lily close and sink into the water ut
shutdown to arise AMI bloom at sunrise.
The day lily opens at o'clock in the morn
ing, and the morning glory little later
Tie night blooming e reus opens only ut
night AMI closes before tine dawn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Cream biscuits with lemon are very d-li-
cious, AMI NJ Felix Deliee gives the follow
ing recipe for making them: Put into a basin
and work well with a wooden spoon the
yolks of six eggs, six ounces of sugar and the
rind of one lemon chopped fine; beat the six
whites to a froth and mix with the yolllS; add
four ounces Suited flour AMI about one pint of
well whipped cream; mix the whole carefully
Pour this preparation into eight or more
oblong white paper cas,s, beeprinkle with
sugar, put ON baking sheet and bake in a
brisk nearly ten minutes; dish upon
napkin and serve hot.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

There Is an ende . variety of Jerseys this sen
son. Some Of these have olnborHtolv beaded
yoke; others ar decorated With hand en-
broidorod sprays; sill others are heavily de
corated with braid q Military fashion, aud
some are made full boz back aud font.
They are shown ia all tho choice colorings.
prominent among which are hcliotrope slate,
black white aud sky blue.
Some Of the newest Jerseys show complete
alteration in form They are well shaped
bodies, which ndapt themselves 30 any figure,
and are made Of the glove fabric, not stocki-
nette, the former being moro silky and fine ia
weaving.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

In matters of commerce, the fault Of the Dutch
l. giving too little AM. taking too much.
The text at the bottom of the picture Il
hardly needed to explain the situation. As
may he seen by all. the elder of the two
Dutch maids las just taken advantage Of her
little companions ignorance of the why's Of
the world 10y exchanging very inferior doll
for superior one. Let MS hope that IN n
short time she relente,l, aud, ashamed of the
selfishness that prompted her unjust act, re
turned the better doll To its rightful owner
The quaint dress worn by these little Dutch
girls II one common Ia the HolandeIs, and
j. r. fashionable i'm their country hs are the
dresses, shoes and hats provided for American
girl. fashionable here.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Ink Stains ON Mahogany ar Cherry.

Tine following often acts satisfactorily in
removing old ink stains from polished ma
hogany and cherry: Add a very few drops
of nitre to teaspoonful Of water, dip n
feather into this mixture AMI touch the ink
spot with it, When the stain disappears rub
the spot at once with a rag wet with clear
water. then dry and polish This Is To prevent
a white mark coming in place of the stain.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
CHAPTER VIZ
II COUNSEL FOR 1T.

EAEW HILE Ros-
common had wait
ell. Then, in Gar
cias name, and
backed by him, he
laid his case before
the land commits
sioner, fling the APP
plication wit Il
forced in d Ors G.
nlentsl to Governor
Michcltorena, and
~ IL
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Note paper may be decorated with "A small
monogram, IL liked, hut the most usual stamp
now for note paper is the number Of tho
street printed la color at the top of the sheet.
Col0red ribbons, upon which the names OF
the guests are painted or embroidered are
now much employed for menu cards, aud
men make Use Of these strips by placing them
inside their hats 30 identify them la a crowd.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

A very sati factory screen is made by COW
ering a frame with ordinary burlap- III it
is desired to decorate this, good way Is to
use figures cut out of cretonne. Very large
japanese and Chinese designs with figures,
temples trees and birds are best adapted for
the purposes. Paste them Oh and button
hole the edges loosely with creweL
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
A Pretty Wash stand SpIasher.

A pretty wash stand splasher may Ire
worked with etching silk ON coarse white
linen. The design should he traced off on
white tissue paper and the paper tackled 10
the linen. The design is then worked through
the paper, which Is afterwar,l torn of. Fin
ish the splasIer by hcmminS it around, edge
with lace and tack a ribbon bow in each
corner.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Danger In Dead Rats.

1t has been claimed for years that rats
first introduced the terrible trichinm in
swine and then, through fresh pork and
bacon, into human bodies. DIR. Landrey.
in The Popular Science News, supports
this theory with personal observations,
and cites number Of cases showing thu
dead rats, mice and cats should be kept
away from hogs. IL is "A crime To throw
a dead rat to the hogs with such facts in
mind.-Chicago Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

The largest fan represented has gilded
sticks and "A cover which Stimulates three lily
pods. made of creped silk gauze; one leaf IL
brown, one yellow and one red. The leaves
are decorated with sprays In water colors,
The fan lying underneath the one decorated
has sticks of inlaid woodwork ia two colors
and narrow cover of white satin Will
printed lace design. The remaining fan -
palette shaped one, 81 brown silk Grape, dec-
Grated in water cnloIs.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

HERE can be little
dOul t the Coroner's
Jury of Ere sn o
would have re-
turned a verdict of
death from alCo-
hoiisn," rs the re-
suit of their inquest
into tho cause of
Concho's death, had
not DIR. G. Wild
fought nobly in
support of the law
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
An INTERESTING EXPERIMENT WITH
BOTTLE AND A MATCH.

thr Historical Foundation for That
CHARMING Parry story 81 Cinderella.
Little Dutch Girls Who Give Too Little
and Take Too Nuch.
The picture here presented to our young
folks j. from Harper's Young People, and is
worthy of more than "A passing glance. In
the first place, il proves that human nature ~
pretty much the same the world over, and that
httl, Dutch girls living away of in that Hat
country called Holland not all IF them
exempt from seltishness, any more than are
the Xnnng girls in America.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Old Fashioned Ample Sauce.

Old fashioned apple sauce of deepred brown
color is very appetizing. Fill deep pudding;
dish with chopped apple, put in two cups Of
sugar and one cup of water; Use orange or
lemon peel for favoring, and bake slowly
two or three hours.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
An Important Instrument.

Professor Bonamico, Of the royal naval
school, of Leghorn. has invented an i'm
portant instrument for showing not only
the speed, but also indicating the relative
position Of one ship TO another. and 70
preventing collisions. Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Drap,rie. for Doors and Wind oW =.

favorite method of decorative display
nowadays consists in the artistic draping of
doors and windows. These draIpTies DO
much toward furnishing room and may be
costly inexpensive, according t. the m'anS
of the furnisher.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
InAhInnA for Travellers.

English travelling ulsters are la some In
stances close fitting, with perfectly plain
fronts. Others have loose fronts, aud AN ex.
ira driving cape is arranged 10 button on.
A new tweed, designed especially for -,
cling costumes ~ Of Scotch make =
weight and increase OF H.Su
attained.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

The accompanying cut from The Decorator
and Furnisher presents a very pleasing model
that may be copied in either rich, heavy
stuffs or light, inexpensive material Ii also
affords a pleasing change from the usual
mode of looping curtains and portiere- alike
On both sides
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

II n said that person can live cheaps
and at the same time more artistocr,
icaIly, in Geneva, Switzerland, than
any other city ia the world.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
WHAT SHALL WE W
FANS OF GauZE, GRAPE AND
WITH oEcoTATEo STICKS.

New Scotch Tweed Costumes for Travel
ing Purposes Imported Toilets Tor
Visiting aud Reception which sh""
New Combinations.
The assortment of fans exhibited this season
Is as varied In styles as IL ghe stock Of new
parasols The group in the cut show three
pleasing patterns
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
An InterestIng Experiment.

To suspend bottle from match laid on
the edge Of "A table may seem an impossible
feat, but, says st. Nicholas, experiment will
prove how easily it may he accomplished.